The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1][2]
Men's 5000 metres speed skating at the X Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | L'Anneau de Vitesse | ||||||||||||
Date | 15 February 1968 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 38 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 7:22.4 WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
World record | Fred Anton Maier (NOR) | 7:26.2 | Deventer, Netherlands | 7 January 1968 |
Olympic record | Knut Johannesen (NOR) | 7:38.4 | Innsbruck, Austria | 5 February 1964 |
The following new world record was set.
Date | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
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15 February | Fred Anton Maier (NOR) | 7:22.4 | OR | WR |
Results
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.